1.  While the Americans endeavoured to cultivate Arab support when and where they could, the British remained more reliable and useful partners, especially in the Persian Gulf.

2.  And they are arguably doing a better job than the mostly white, mostly middle-class protesters of cultivating support among the poor.

3.  At the same time, Rashid has gone to great lengths to cultivate the support of people who work for him.

4.  Blatter has cultivated support from African and Latin American countries, in part by funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into special assistance programs for poor nations.

5.  All these interests have their own defenders on Capitol Hill, and Ridge would do well to cultivate congressional support every chance he has.

6.  But Iowa GOP Chairman Steve Grubbs noted that McCain is nonetheless starting late, compared with competitors who spent years cultivating support.

7.  Giuliani has devoted much attention to cultivating support among Jewish voters, and his advisers say he will do so again in a Senate race, if he runs.

8.  Graham, who is backed by MacKay, said there was a perception among delegates that Lazio was cultivating support from Essenberg.

9.  He is also frequently offering them direct and sometimes harsh mockery of foreigners, using his derision to cultivate support for his immigration and trade policies.

10.  He cultivated that support, drawing up tables showing how landowners could pocket far more from his plan than the British alternative.